1942 Chicago American Giants

8-36 • .182 Win% • 5th in NAL

The 1942 Chicago American Giants went 8-36 (.182) finishing 5th in the NAL. The club scored 157 runs, allowed 288, and played home games at Comiskey Park I. Team leaders included Alex Radcliff (2 HR, 21 RBI) and Willie Cornelius (2-3, 5.79 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

8 Wins
36 Losses
.182 Win %
5th Rank
157 R 288 RA
Diff -131

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⚡ Quick Stats

157 Runs Scored
288 Runs Allowed
-131 Run Diff
5 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1942 NAL Average

Batting Avg .236 8% below the 1942 league average (.258)
OBP .293 7% below the 1942 league average (.314)
SLG .299 13% below the 1942 league average (.345)
Team ERA 5.39 30% worse than the 1942 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 157 5% below the 1942 league average (166 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park I
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Home Games (est.) 22 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Cool Papa Bell 0.312 2 Jimmie Crutchfield 0.273 3 Art Pennington 0.260 4 Walter Cannady 0.255 5 Ralph Wyatt 0.246

Home Runs

1 Alex Radcliff 2 2 Jimmie Crutchfield 1 3 Lester Lockett 1 4 Art Pennington 1

RBI

1 Alex Radcliff 21 2 Art Pennington 12 3 Cool Papa Bell 11 4 Jimmie Crutchfield 11 5 Lester Lockett 10
1942 Chicago American Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alex Radcliff 40 159 15 38 8 2 2 21 8 0 0 0.239
Cool Papa Bell 39 141 24 44 7 3 0 11 27 1 4 0.312
Jimmie Crutchfield 38 132 13 36 0 3 1 11 16 0 4 0.273
Ralph Wyatt 35 130 17 32 3 2 0 10 8 0 2 0.246
Art Pennington 38 127 13 33 2 2 1 12 22 2 0 0.260
John Huber 29 91 11 19 4 1 0 6 1 0 1 0.209
Henry Smith 24 89 6 16 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0.180
Jabbo Andrews 18 68 4 16 6 1 0 6 4 2 0 0.235
Lester Lockett 16 54 5 11 2 1 1 10 4 1 1 0.204
Walter Cannady 14 51 7 13 1 0 0 6 2 1 3 0.255
John Bissant 14 48 7 10 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 0.208
Willie Ferrell 20 45 4 13 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 0.289
Ernie Smith 14 42 3 9 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0.214
Clyde Spearman 13 35 6 5 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 0.143
Army Rhodes 10 31 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.097
George Britt 13 27 0 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.259
Ollie West 13 25 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.160
Charlie Shields 11 23 5 7 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0.304
Sam Thompson 9 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.150
Ed Young 6 20 3 7 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.350
John Britton 4 17 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.176
Charlie Harris 4 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Leroy Sutton 5 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.167
Willie Cornelius 10 11 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.364
Ziggy Marcell 4 11 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.273
Jimmy Ford 2 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Tommy Johnson 6 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.143
Willie Burns 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Samuel Burris 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Gentry Jessup 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Radcliffe 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Raymond Taylor 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Ulysses Evans 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Dave Hoskins 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Percy Howard 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francis Jackson 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wadel Miller 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leandy Young 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.500
Cleo Benson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Subby Byas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Candy Jim Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Hosea Allen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
P. Burgess 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Hudson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Henry Merchant 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Leroy Sutton 3.71 2 Sam Thompson 4.64 3 Willie Ferrell 5.10 4 Charlie Shields 5.11 5 Ollie West 5.72

Wins

1 Willie Cornelius 2 2 Willie Ferrell 2 3 Charlie Shields 2 4 John Huber 1 5 Leroy Sutton 1

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Shields 32 2 Sam Thompson 20 3 Willie Ferrell 18 4 Ollie West 16 5 John Huber 12
1942 Chicago American Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ollie West 0 8 5.72 13 7 0 61.1 73 39 20 16
Willie Ferrell 2 6 5.10 11 9 0 60.0 79 34 24 18
Sam Thompson 0 7 4.64 9 6 0 52.1 69 27 15 20
Charlie Shields 2 3 5.11 8 5 0 44.0 52 25 25 32
Leroy Sutton 1 3 3.71 5 4 0 34.0 35 14 8 11
Willie Cornelius 2 3 5.79 7 6 0 23.1 34 15 10 10
John Huber 1 0 3.27 4 1 0 22.0 15 8 10 12
Willie Burns 0 1 7.63 5 1 0 15.1 23 13 11 2
Gentry Jessup 0 2 7.62 5 1 0 13.0 21 11 5 4
George Britt 0 0 6.52 3 0 0 9.2 21 7 5 3
Tommy Johnson 0 1 7.71 4 1 1 9.1 11 8 8 9
Ulysses Evans 0 0 1.50 2 0 0 6.0 2 1 5 4
Francis Jackson 0 0 8.31 1 0 0 4.1 4 4 1 2
Dave Hoskins 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 8 4 0 3
Willie Hudson 0 0 3.86 1 1 0 2.1 3 1 2 1
Henry Merchant 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 1
P. Burgess 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0
Hosea Allen 0 1 108.00 1 1 0 0.1 2 4 0 0

👥 Roster (45)

Hosea Allen Jabbo Andrews Cool Papa Bell Cleo Benson John Bissant George Britt John Britton P. Burgess Willie Burns Samuel Burris Subby Byas Walter Cannady +33 more

45 players

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The 1942 Chicago American Giants in brief

A 8-36 record (.182) put the 1942 Chicago American Giants 5th in the NAL. Runs came in at 157 scored against 288 allowed (-131). The team batting average of .236 was 8% below the 1942 league mark of .258. The Chicago American Giants staff finished with a 5.39 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.14. Measured against the 166-run league average, the offense was 5% behind.

The club's home park in 1942 was Comiskey Park I. Alex Radcliff topped the Chicago American Giants with 2 home runs. Cool Papa Bell collected the most hits, 44. Willie Cornelius led the pitchers with 2 wins. Charlie Shields struck out 32, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 45 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Chicago American Giants

What was the 1942 Chicago American Giants record?
The 1942 Chicago American Giants finished 8-36 (.182 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Chicago American Giants in home runs?
Alex Radcliff led the 1942 Chicago American Giants with 2 home runs.
What was the 1942 Chicago American Giants team ERA?
The 1942 Chicago American Giants posted a team ERA of 5.39.
Did the 1942 Chicago American Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Chicago American Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Chicago American Giants play?
The 1942 Chicago American Giants played home games at Comiskey Park I.
Who led the 1942 Chicago American Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Alex Radcliff (2 HR, 21 RBI) and Willie Cornelius (2-3, 5.79 ERA).
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